Prospect Talent Score

Probability of Success

History

2007-08: Janosik scored 4 goals with 15 assists and had 38 PIM in 42 games for HC Liberec in the U-18 Czech Junior League.

2008-09: Janosik split the season between HC Liberec's U-18 and U-20 teams in Czech juniors. He scored 1 goal with 8 assists and 12 PIM in 22 games for the U-20 squad and scored 7 goals with 19 assists and 39 PIM in 20 games at the U-18 level. Janosik represented Slovakia in the WJC U-18 tournament; scoring 1 goal with 4 assists and 2 PIM in six games as Slovakia finished seventh in the ten-team tournament. Janosik was selected in the first round (46th overall) by Gatineau Olympiques in the 2009 CHL Import Draft.

2009-10: Janosik fit in well with Gatineau in his first year of North American junior hockey. He was the second-leading scorer among Gatineau defensemen with 9 goals and 26 assists and his +14 plus/minus rating was only one point less than Olympiques' leading scorer Tye McGinn's +15. Gatineau finished third in the Western Division and defeated Montreal in seven games in the first round of playoff before falling to eventual league runner-up Saint John in four straight in the second round. Janosik scored 5 goals (four on the power play), with 2 assists and was -6 with 4 PIM. He suffered a concussion in Game Three vs. Saint John and didn't play in the final game.

2010-11: Janosik skated in 60 of 68 games for the Gatineau Olympiques in his second year with the club and represented Slovakia at the 2011 U20 World Junior Championship. Janosik scored 7 goals with 25 assists and was +17 with 37 PMs on a Gatineau team that finished third in the competitive West Division before advancing to the QMJHL's playoff finals. He was -3 in 24 playoff games with 5 goals, 4 assists and 12 PMs. Janosik led eighth-place Slovakia with five assists in six games and was +1 with 2 PMs.

Talent Analysis

Janosik is a thin, young player whose game is predicated on skating, moving the puck and creating scoring opportunities for players around him. He relies on his speed, quickness and hockey sense to compensate for a lack of bulk and strength. He can be overpowered physically at times due to his size and lack of physical development but anticipates well to keep himself out of one-on-one situations. Janosik's defensive play and positioning are sometimes erratic. Janosik should improve the velocity of his shot and his ability to stick handle in tight spaces as he adds muscle and strength to his frame. Currently lacking in physical and technical skills, Janosik is a prospect because of his offensive instincts, creativity, and willingness to attack.

Future

Janosik will return to Gatineau for his second season of junior hockey following Tampa Bay's training camp. Still very raw in terms of physical development and positional play, he has the potential to be a puck-moving defenseman who is at his best in transitional play at the NHL level. Coaches will tell you that it's easier to teach the defensive side of the game and develop strength than to develop playmaking players who are able to execute and make decisions at high speed. Janosik has the ability to do the latter.

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In this first part, a look at the Wild’s strongest position, defense.

Filip Kuba- is 6-3 205 but looks bigger, Wild’s best overall defensemen didn’t
make many mistakes played a clean game, played in 75 games, lead the team in
average ice time, game winning goals. Scored 9g 21a for 30p and had 28pims.
Should improve on his rookie season, and become one of the top d-man in the
league.

Willie Mitchell- another 6-3 205 d-man, Willie has all the potential in the word, as we saw his play get better and
better each game he played for the Wild. Willie should turn in to one of the
better d-man the Wild will ever have, he likes to take the body but could use
it a little more, he will fight when needed, can produce on the O, this is
where he will get a lot better, and should have many 40 point maybe more
seasons to come. It also doesn’t hurt that he played for NJ. He had 1g 9a and
40pims in 33 games.

Andy Sutton- 6-6 245, Hugh Hulking defensemen, lead the team in hits, and
second in PIMS, a team leader by example, was always there for his
teammate’s. He also had a team high 5 shots vs SJ, a key part of the Wilds’
future, he had 3g 4a 7p and 131pims in 69 games.

Lubomir Sekeras- 6-0 183, Drafted as an overage European, he
performed like an NHL veteran, he played in 80 games was first in assists and
second in points, excellent on the power play with his hard shot, also had 50
takeaways to lead the team, he had 11g 23a 34p and 50pims in 80 games. If he
would have been younger he would have been a candidate for ROY.

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The 2000-01 hockey season has come to a close, with the Stanley Cup-winning Colorado Avalanche putting the finishing touches on the season that was. All other hockey leagues of note have completed their seasons, as well, with Saint John’s (AHL), Red Deer (CHL), Orlando (IHL), and Buffalo farm club South Carolina (ECHL) all winning their respective league championships. European leagues also completed their playoffs back in April, so this season cycle is complete.

The Buffalo Sabres can claim one bona fide prospect (Henrik Tallinder) as a champion, while also supporting a league champ in South Carolina. In addition to these honors, there were several other prospects that had notable playoff performances, with most of the best showings taking place in the WHL. Reputations, good or bad, can often be made during a playoff run, so it is a good bet that Buffalo’s scouts have taken a close look at how their prospects have handled the pressure of playoff hockey.

CHL

OHL

The Sabres had just 1 prospect taking part in the OHL playoffs, that being D Sean McMorrow of the London Knights. One other prospect, C Mike Zigomanis (Kingston), missed the playoffs due to an injury (Zigomanis has since gone back into the draft, as has fellow OHLer and Sabre draft pick C Brad Self).

Sean McMorrow’s playoff run ended quickly, as the London Knights were easily defeated 4 games to 1, by the Erie Otters. McMorrow had little to show on the s Read more»

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At the annual select-a-seat, Pierre Gauthier, President and General Manager of the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, held a forum for season ticket holders. Here are the details from that forum.

The draft is one of the richest in the last decade and Pierre says he will not trade the #5 pick. He plans to take the best of the top 5 players and is glad he doesn’t have the 6th pick. When the name Stephen Weiss was mentioned, Pierre smiled and mentioned he met with Weiss last week. With two picks in the second round (35 and 41), Pierre plans to trade one of them, or one or more of the later round picks before or during the June 23rd draft. Gauthier and Murray both agree that the team needs more grit, emotion, and leadership, and will try to fill those needs with trades. Gauthier expects to see a great deal of dealing on the draft floor. Pierre is glad to have Shields on the team because he doesn’t feel that Giguere is ready to start 60-70 games due to his youth. Neither Shields nor Giguere will be involved in trades. Pierre reiterated that drafting well, and making smart trades is the best way to build a winning franchise. He stated Detroit, Dallas, San Jose, New Jersey, and Colorado as examples.

Regarding prospects already in the system, Pierre is high on Cincinnati center Andy McDonald (C) and Russians Alexei Smirnov (LW) and net minder Ilja Bryzgalov (G). At the same time he was disappointed in Balmochnyk and Jay Legault.

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The Phoenix Coyotes head into the 2001 Entry Draft with a lot of questions about their franchise that need to be answered. Will the Coyotes finally deal Robert Reichel and Mikael Renberg? Will Jeremy Roenick leave the franchise via free agency? Is Cliff Fletcher the right GM for this team? Etc. The list goes on. The Coyotes have been one of the more active teams in trading players and signing players over the last couple of months, as all-star netminder Nikolai Khabibulin was dished off for a package of youngsters as was all-star Keith Tkachuk. Add in the signing of big defenseman Martin Grenier, and all of a sudden the Coyotes have a solid group of young players and prospects. The Coyotes will look to strengthen their prospect pool at the Entry Draft, as the team holds the 14th overall selection (1st Round), and the 31st overall (from Islanders via Tampa Bay) and 45th overall (compensation for not signing Scott Kelman) selections, which are both 2nd rounders.

With three picks in the top 45 in an extremely deep draft, the Coyotes have the ability to add three top notch NHL players to their organization, pending upon whether they have scouted and drafted the right players. They could have also had the 24th and 44th overall picks, but New Jersey opted to take the Blues pick this year in the Scott Stevens case, so the Coyotes will get the Blues 1st rounder next year. Phoenix dealt the 44th pick to the Florida Panthers for Todd Simpson at the trade deadline. They might get a couple of other high picks, pending on whether the team trades the rights to Robert Reichel a Read more»

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Possible Players the Oilers Could Draft

The 2001 National Hockey League draft will definitely be a lively time for NHL teams, draft eligible players, their parents and agents. This year’s draft is considered deep by many NHL people and scouts. Every year hockey fans are guessing which players there team draft or which player they think the team should draft. There is a new draft philosophy for the Oilers now that Kevin Lowe is the GM of the team. He wants more players with grit, reliability and players who play with passion; also the Oilers need more skilled players in their system.

Based on the Oilers primary needs goaltending, offensive defenseman and skilled forwards their are players in this year’s draft that would fit the Oiler’s needs like Dan Blackburn, Dan Hamhuis, Stephen Weiss. However those players most likely are then when the Oilers turn comes up at 13.

While I was scouting a Brampton Battalion playoff game NHL scouts in attendance believed these players would not be available Jason Spezza, Stephen Weiss, Dan
Hamhius, Ilya Kovalchuk, Alexander Svitov, Stanislav Chistov, Mikko Koivu, Tuomo Ruutu, Dan Blackburn and Mike Komisarek by the time the Oilers pick.

But in the NHL things change daily.

Here is a list of players that should be available when the Oilers pick at 13 with CSB analysis of the player is included.

1. Colby Armstrong – This is a player everyone seems to think the Oilers draft. Being a Western Canadian and born in Saskatchewan, he wou Read more»